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    "id": 384891,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/384891/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Machage",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Gisuka Machage",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the country is crying, the unborn are crying and the new born are crying. The young, old and everybody else in the world is crying. On 9th May, 2006 the BBC announced: “Mombasa is seen as the key starting post of international drugs”. In December 2004 in our newspapers, we saw the biggest seizure of drugs worth 1.1 metric tonnes with a value of $90 million arrested in Malindi. We may not know how the same was disposed of. There have been several headlines on the Akasha family strategies on drug related issues. Just as recently as last week, on 21st June, Nigerians were found in possession of drugs worth $118,000 at the airport. Many newspaper headlines are littered with stories of airport staff being arrested and deaths in Kiambu, Murang’a, Kuria and Mai Mahiu. There are newspaper headline stories of suffering youths in Mombasa and their mothers crying due to the drug menace. Unfortunately, our country is hit with poverty and corruption. Our own location conspired to make Kenya a drug empire. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, consuming intoxicating substances negatively affects mankind in health, social, economic, political and security spheres. We know that the Government has already put in place legislation on various institutions to provide for the policy, legislation and strategic programmes in an attempt to have remedies. The National Agency for the Campaign against Drug Abuse (NACADA) was established, and its functions were to facilitate, conduct, promote and coordinate research in the process of dissemination of information, but this has not helped. We have had two researches; one in 2007 and as late as 2012 carried out by NACADA. We know the drugs we are looking for are alcohol, tobacco, narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens and cannabissativa in this region. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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